Mysterious donor to pro-Romney PAC identified

[steve2470]

http://news.yahoo.com/mysterious-donor-pro-romney-pac-identified-160307460.html

WASHINGTON (AP) — A once-mysterious donor who gave $1 million to a pro-Mitt Romney political action committee in April contributed the maximum amount to Romney's presidential campaign three weeks later, an Associated Press review found.

Edward Conard came forward this weekend as the man behind the donation from New York firm W Spann LLC, founded shortly before giving the $1 million check to Romney-leaning Restore Our Future PAC. W Spann dissolved three months later, business records show, prompting outrage from campaign-finance watchdogs who said the secret contribution violated the law.

Conard is a former executive at Boston-based Bain Capital, which was co-founded by Romney in 1984. Conard could not be immediately reached for comment Saturday.

Federal Election Commission records show that in May, Conard and his wife, Jill, gave $2,500 each to Romney's presidential committee — the maximum allowed under federal regulations by individuals to presidential candidates. Edward Conard also gave $2,300 toward Romney's 2008 White House run, records show.

[bayareamike]

1. Perhaps he fancies himself a bureaucrat?

He is trying to suck up to Romney to secure himself a position in the event that Romney wins in 2012, seeing as he is the GOP frontrunner at this point in time. Let's hope that he is wasting his money here.

[xchrom]

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